Now - The High Arcal School
... Direct measurements – scientists have been measuring the climate now for over 300 years in some place. Sediment analysis – looking in lakes and bogs scientist can use things like pollen or beetle remains to work out temperatures in the past. Glacier retreat – ice is melting in both mountain and Pola ...
... Direct measurements – scientists have been measuring the climate now for over 300 years in some place. Sediment analysis – looking in lakes and bogs scientist can use things like pollen or beetle remains to work out temperatures in the past. Glacier retreat – ice is melting in both mountain and Pola ...
energy & environment - Kilkenny County Council
... heavy precipitation, more intense tropical cyclones, and slower oceanic currents. Warming and sea level rise caused by human activities will continue for centuries, even if greenhouse gas concentrations were to be stabilised. If warming persists over many centuries, it could lead to a complete mel ...
... heavy precipitation, more intense tropical cyclones, and slower oceanic currents. Warming and sea level rise caused by human activities will continue for centuries, even if greenhouse gas concentrations were to be stabilised. If warming persists over many centuries, it could lead to a complete mel ...
Fossil plants and global warming
... Palaeobotanists look to the fossil record for modern analogs—evidence from past warming events in Earth’s history. Fifty-three million years ago global temperatures rapidly rose to levels so high that the poles were ice-free and alligators swam in Arctic swamps. We are studying the McAbee Fossil Bed ...
... Palaeobotanists look to the fossil record for modern analogs—evidence from past warming events in Earth’s history. Fifty-three million years ago global temperatures rapidly rose to levels so high that the poles were ice-free and alligators swam in Arctic swamps. We are studying the McAbee Fossil Bed ...
CHAOS THEORY AND BIOSPHERIC “SURPRISES”
... The cause of pH change in the oceans, i.e., anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions, has a pronounced effect in the Arctic since carbon dioxide is more soluble in cold water. The pH “is likely to reach corrosive levels in less than 10 years. The water will then start to dissolve the shells of mus ...
... The cause of pH change in the oceans, i.e., anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions, has a pronounced effect in the Arctic since carbon dioxide is more soluble in cold water. The pH “is likely to reach corrosive levels in less than 10 years. The water will then start to dissolve the shells of mus ...
CLIMATE_NRE_480_L02_Intro_Science_Response_20160114
... What is science, the scientific method? • We always have these attributes in the scientific method – Observations of some phenomenon / phenomena – Predict behavior, what does the next observation might look like? • How do we affect “control?” • What is “control?” • We are seeking cause and effect. ...
... What is science, the scientific method? • We always have these attributes in the scientific method – Observations of some phenomenon / phenomena – Predict behavior, what does the next observation might look like? • How do we affect “control?” • What is “control?” • We are seeking cause and effect. ...
Scientific background of climate negotiations
... whereby no action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so that the global mean temperature increases by about 3.4°C by the 2080s compared to 1990 levels. Under this scenario, nearly all European regions are expected to be negatively affected and up to half of Europe’s plant species could be ...
... whereby no action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so that the global mean temperature increases by about 3.4°C by the 2080s compared to 1990 levels. Under this scenario, nearly all European regions are expected to be negatively affected and up to half of Europe’s plant species could be ...
Climate Change L6 - Nicole
... Global Warming • Refers to the earth’s atmospheric temperature increasing (linked to increase in the greenhouse gases and a stronger greenhouse effect) ...
... Global Warming • Refers to the earth’s atmospheric temperature increasing (linked to increase in the greenhouse gases and a stronger greenhouse effect) ...
Climate Change - Capacity Center
... Climate models predicted the first extreme signs of warming would be in the Northern Circumpolar region ...
... Climate models predicted the first extreme signs of warming would be in the Northern Circumpolar region ...
Document
... Summary for Policy Makers “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.” “Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temper ...
... Summary for Policy Makers “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.” “Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temper ...
Environmental Science
... • The salinity of bays and estuaries ________________________________, adversely affecting marine fisheries. Also, freshwater aquifers could become too salty to be used as sources of fresh water. Global Weather Patterns • If the Earth __________________________________________, the surface of the oc ...
... • The salinity of bays and estuaries ________________________________, adversely affecting marine fisheries. Also, freshwater aquifers could become too salty to be used as sources of fresh water. Global Weather Patterns • If the Earth __________________________________________, the surface of the oc ...
Climate Change and Global Warming Quiz
... 2. Water vapour and clouds in our atmosphere also contribute to the ‘greenhouse effect’. TRUE In fact, water vapour is responsible for more of the greenhouse effect that warms our planet than any other gas. ...
... 2. Water vapour and clouds in our atmosphere also contribute to the ‘greenhouse effect’. TRUE In fact, water vapour is responsible for more of the greenhouse effect that warms our planet than any other gas. ...
Climatology
... After much debate, Kyoto Protocol singed in 1997 set targets for CO2, methane and nitrous oxides to 5% below 1990 levels by 2012. Individual countries’ contribution varied according to their pre1990 output. No specific penalty mechanisms for breach of the Protocol were agreed to. The USA wanted targ ...
... After much debate, Kyoto Protocol singed in 1997 set targets for CO2, methane and nitrous oxides to 5% below 1990 levels by 2012. Individual countries’ contribution varied according to their pre1990 output. No specific penalty mechanisms for breach of the Protocol were agreed to. The USA wanted targ ...
Global Warming is Unequivocal IPCC
... • "We will pay for this one way or another. We will pay to reduce greenhouse gas emissions today, and we’ll have to take an economic hit of some kind. Or we will pay the price later in military terms. And that will involve human lives." GEN. ANTHONY C. ZINNI, former head of the Central Command, on c ...
... • "We will pay for this one way or another. We will pay to reduce greenhouse gas emissions today, and we’ll have to take an economic hit of some kind. Or we will pay the price later in military terms. And that will involve human lives." GEN. ANTHONY C. ZINNI, former head of the Central Command, on c ...
Climate Change Science: The IPCC Report and More Recent Updates
... floods, storms, fires and droughts; increases in malnutrition; etc.) Cities that currently experience heat waves are expected to face an increased number, intensity and duration of heat waves. Global water stress (decrease in freshwater availability) is expected, with an increasing competition for o ...
... floods, storms, fires and droughts; increases in malnutrition; etc.) Cities that currently experience heat waves are expected to face an increased number, intensity and duration of heat waves. Global water stress (decrease in freshwater availability) is expected, with an increasing competition for o ...
Global Warming and Gaia
... “A world thrown into turmoil by drought, floods, typhoons. Whole countries rendered uninhabitable. The capital of the Netherlands submerged. The borders of the US and Australia patrolled by armies firing into waves of starving boat people desperate to find a new home. Fishing boats armed with cannon ...
... “A world thrown into turmoil by drought, floods, typhoons. Whole countries rendered uninhabitable. The capital of the Netherlands submerged. The borders of the US and Australia patrolled by armies firing into waves of starving boat people desperate to find a new home. Fishing boats armed with cannon ...
Did scientists predict an impending ice age in the 1970s?
... action." This is in a joint statement with the Academies of Science from Brazil, France, Canada, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom.” ...
... action." This is in a joint statement with the Academies of Science from Brazil, France, Canada, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom.” ...
Addressing Climate Change: Local Business Opportunities to
... glaciers are accelerating their flow into the sea (where they will accelerate the rise in sea level) since the collapse of the Larsen ice shelf in 2002 Some glaciers are found to be thinning at twice the rate they were in the 1990s The loss of the ice shelf is believed to have occurred because o ...
... glaciers are accelerating their flow into the sea (where they will accelerate the rise in sea level) since the collapse of the Larsen ice shelf in 2002 Some glaciers are found to be thinning at twice the rate they were in the 1990s The loss of the ice shelf is believed to have occurred because o ...
Procon.org Climate change overview - LaPazColegio2010-2011
... Gore received a Noble Peace Prize for their climate science work in Oct. 2007. [35] In response to the IPCC findings, a group of scientists formed the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) to compile a report challenging the science behind man-made climate change. The Mar. 2, ...
... Gore received a Noble Peace Prize for their climate science work in Oct. 2007. [35] In response to the IPCC findings, a group of scientists formed the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) to compile a report challenging the science behind man-made climate change. The Mar. 2, ...
Modeling the whole Earth System
... Swiss based not-for-profit private-public-partnership neutral, independent & non-political partnering with national climate, geo & space centers partnering with university research centers partnering with International Orgs & NGOs dedicating 25% of resources to developing world ded ...
... Swiss based not-for-profit private-public-partnership neutral, independent & non-political partnering with national climate, geo & space centers partnering with university research centers partnering with International Orgs & NGOs dedicating 25% of resources to developing world ded ...
Why study past climate?
... Why bother studying ancient climate? Who cares what happened a long time ago? 1. Past variability can show climatic extremes that have not been experienced during recorded history 2. In order to understand the effects of human activity on climate, we must establish what the planet, the atmosphere, ...
... Why bother studying ancient climate? Who cares what happened a long time ago? 1. Past variability can show climatic extremes that have not been experienced during recorded history 2. In order to understand the effects of human activity on climate, we must establish what the planet, the atmosphere, ...
Royal Society 03_01_2007
... America’s Climate Choices PL 110-161 (Dept of Commerce 2008) requested the NAS to: “investigate and study the serious and sweeping issues relating to global climate change and make recommendations regarding what steps must be taken and ...
... America’s Climate Choices PL 110-161 (Dept of Commerce 2008) requested the NAS to: “investigate and study the serious and sweeping issues relating to global climate change and make recommendations regarding what steps must be taken and ...
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Ms
... cooler temperatures. about half of all wild species in the US have ...
... cooler temperatures. about half of all wild species in the US have ...
Key Questions about Climate Change
... have caused most of recent warming, are human activities sufficient to have caused it? Human activities have increased the concentrations of CO2 (30%) and other greenhouse gasses over past few centuries. Basic physics provide support for the warming role of greenhouse gasses, as do climate models th ...
... have caused most of recent warming, are human activities sufficient to have caused it? Human activities have increased the concentrations of CO2 (30%) and other greenhouse gasses over past few centuries. Basic physics provide support for the warming role of greenhouse gasses, as do climate models th ...
ppt - Zettaflops.org
... Climate Simulation for Climate Change Studies Workshop on Frontiers of Extreme Computing Santa Cruz, CA October 27, 2005 D.C. Bader1, J. Hack2, D. Randall3 and W. Collins2 1Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2National Center for Atmospheric Research 2Colorado State University ...
... Climate Simulation for Climate Change Studies Workshop on Frontiers of Extreme Computing Santa Cruz, CA October 27, 2005 D.C. Bader1, J. Hack2, D. Randall3 and W. Collins2 1Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2National Center for Atmospheric Research 2Colorado State University ...
Fred Singer
Siegfried Fred Singer (born September 27, 1924) is an Austrian-born American physicist and emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia. Singer trained as an atmospheric physicist and is known for his work in space research, atmospheric pollution, rocket and satellite technology, his questioning of the link between UV-B and melanoma rates, and that between CFCs and stratospheric ozone loss, his public denial of the health risks of passive smoking, and as an advocate for climate change denial. He is the author or editor of several books including Global Effects of Environmental Pollution (1970), The Ocean in Human Affairs (1989), Global Climate Change (1989), The Greenhouse Debate Continued (1992), and Hot Talk, Cold Science (1997). He has also co-authored Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years (2007) with Dennis Avery, and Climate Change Reconsidered (2009) with Craig Idso.Singer has had a varied career, serving in the armed forces, government, and academia. He designed mines for the U.S. Navy during World War II, before obtaining his Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 1948 and working as a scientific liaison officer in the U.S. Embassy in London. He became a leading figure in early space research, was involved in the development of earth observation satellites, and in 1962 established the National Weather Bureau's Satellite Service Center. He was the founding dean of the University of Miami School of Environmental and Planetary Sciences in 1964, and held several government positions, including deputy assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, and chief scientist for the Department of Transportation. He held a professorship with the University of Virginia from 1971 until 1994, and with George Mason University until 2000.In 1990 Singer founded the Science & Environmental Policy Project to advocate for climate change denial, and in 2006 was named by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as one of a minority of scientists said to be creating a stand-off on a consensus on climate change. Singer argues there is no evidence that global warming is attributable to human-caused increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, and that humanity would benefit if temperatures do rise.He is an opponent of the Kyoto Protocol, and has claimed climate models as not based on reality, and not evidence. Singer has been accused of rejecting peer-reviewed and independently confirmed scientific evidence in his claims concerning public health and environmental issues.